2010.537: Montour No. 4 mine. Coal miner at end of the day's work.

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2010.537

People

John Collier, Jr., American (1913 - 1992)

Title

Montour No. 4 mine. Coal miner at end of the day's work.

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

November 1942, printed late 1940s or early 1950s

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/336793

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

19.5 x 19 cm (7 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
sheet: 21.8 x 25.4 cm (8 9/16 x 10 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, center at top, in blue ink: Pittsburgh, Pa. Nov. 1942 [over] Montour #4 mine. Coal miner at end [over] of the day's work. [over] Photo by John Collier
• inscription: verso, t.r., in graphite: YE1188 14251 [over] 12259 [over] E

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Paula and Mack Lee, Winchester, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Paula and Mack Lee

Accession Year

2010

Object Number

2010.537

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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